Airbus stock: RBC Capital lowers target from EUR 250.00 to EUR 240.00 for Airbus stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 17:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half 2026 adjusted EBIT was EUR 2.70 billion. Airbus stock costs EUR 200.20 on October 16, 2026, up 2.82 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst target and reporting date

On October 15, 2026, RBC Capital lowered its Airbus target from EUR 250.00 to EUR 240.00.
Adjusted operating profit reached EUR 2.70 billion in the first half of 2026.
Airbus stock costs EUR 200.20 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 5:10 p.m. CEST, 2.82 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Airbus is due to publish its nine-month 2026 results on October 28, 2026.

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On October 15, 2026, RBC Capital lowered its Airbus target from EUR 250.00 to EUR 240.00 and kept an Outperform rating, according to Markets Insider. The new target was 19.78 percent above the EUR 200.20 Airbus price at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 5:10 p.m. CEST, which stood 2.82 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 194.70.

Adjusted operating profit reached EUR 2.70 billion

Airbus reported adjusted operating profit of EUR 2.70 billion for the first half of 2026, alongside reported operating profit of the same amount. Free cash flow before customer financing was minus EUR 1.20 billion for that period, according to the Airbus investor page. The figures give the valuation context more weight than a single trading session.

Airbus stock sits 9.51 percent below its high

The 52-week range was EUR 157.48 to EUR 221.25 on October 16, 2026. At EUR 200.20, Airbus stock was 9.51 percent below the high and 27.13 percent above the low. The quote showed a EUR 200.15 bid and a EUR 200.25 ask, while reported trading volume was 238,903 shares against an average of 224,926.

Valuation and October 28 results

Airbus had a market capitalization of EUR 157.9 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.65 on October 16, 2026. The company is scheduled to publish its results for the nine months of 2026 on October 28, 2026, after the market close, according to Le Revenu.

Comparison with peers

Airbus: plus 2.82 percent, P/E 26.65, market capitalization EUR 157.9 billion.
Boeing (NYSE, USD): plus 0.56 percent, P/E 82.39, market capitalization USD 150.0 billion.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE, USD): plus 2.25 percent, P/E 20.11, market capitalization USD 125.7 billion.

Airbus price holds above EUR 200.00

At Lang & Schwarz, Airbus stock stood at EUR 200.20 on October 16, 2026 at 5:10 p.m. CEST, up 2.82 percent versus the Xetra close. The next reported milestone is the October 28, 2026 publication, with margins, inventories and cash flow among the figures that can shape the market view. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Airbus stock.